Three-peat! 🏆 Sora named a Tech & Learning “Best of Show” at ISTELive 24
For the third year in a row, the Sora reading platform has been named a Tech & Learning Best of Show winner at ISTELive 24! The award celebrates the very best products and companies exhibiting at this year’s ISTE conference and transforming education in schools…
Summer check-in: Sora Sweet Reads so far…
July is here and Sora Sweet Reads 2024 is in full swing. Our biggest collection to date – over 100 titles! – has already clocked over 480,000 checkouts. In fact, our opening day on May 13 saw the highest day in checkouts in Sora history! We’re…
Falling in love with Nora Roberts: Essential reads for new fans
There is a phrase in the publishing industry that says, “Romance keeps the lights on.” For decades, the romance genre and its Happily Ever Afters have been the profitable backbone of books. According to a 2018 study, romance generates $1.3 billion dollars (yes, billion with…
Coming soon: Additional Sora platform integrations with Google for Education
At ISTE Live 24, Google announced some exciting new developments for its Google Workspace for Education – including additional integrations with the Sora student reading platform (part of the first cohort of Google Classroom add-ons in 2022). Sora will be one of six new partners…
OverDrive Max Milestone: 1 million titles now available in this cost-effective model
In June, we were delighted to achieve a major milestone in OverDrive Marketplace. OverDrive now offers more than 1 million ebooks and audiobooks available in the OverDrive Max (ODMAX) access model. OverDrive Max is the increasingly popular access model that allows libraries and schools to…
Best beach reads for your summer breakers
Having just made it through the first major heat wave of 2024, I think I can confidently say that summer has arrived (in the Midwest U.S., anyway!). One of my personal favorite ways to spend downtime during hot weather is by the pool or on…
OverDrive and the Children’s Book Council of Australia partner for the Shadow Judging Book of the Year Awards
We’re thrilled to announce that OverDrive is partnering with the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) to support their Shadow Judging Book of the Year Awards. This collaboration gives schools across Australia the opportunity to connect young people to great literature at no cost. For…
Tools to accelerate your digital library and more at ALA Annual
Hello San Diego! This week, librarians from all over are gathering in warm, sunny California for the American Library Association’s Annual Conference. If you’re going to be attending ALA 2024, be sure to visit Team OverDrive in Booth #1040 to hear exciting content updates, news…
Marketing kits to celebrate the freedom to read this July
When summer rolls around, my TBR is stacked sky-high with thrillers because my favorite type of beach read involves marriage and murder. (Admittedly, this says a lot about me, none of which I really want to take time to examine.) No matter what genres your…
ISTELive 24: Meet Sora + TeachingBooks & learn new ways to save time and budget on digital books
Join the Sora and TeachingBooks teams in the Mile High City! ISTELive 24, one of the world’s most comprehensive edtech events, is June 23-26 in Denver, CO – and we can’t wait to see you at Booth #1524! There’s always a ton to do at…